Russian President Vladimir Putin released a major additional intrusion of Ukraine on February 24, resulting in noncombatant casualties and also prevalent records of battle criminal offenses and also various other wrongs carried out by Russia’s pressures in Ukraine.

The globe has actually seen the remarkable fearlessness of individuals of Ukraine when faced with Russia’s cruelty. The United States will certainly remain to collaborate with our companions and also allies to enforce extreme expenses on the Government of the Russian Federation for its hostility versus Ukraine and also utter negligence for civils rights and also essential flexibilities.

The Department of State is marking much more Russian oligarchs and also elites today, along with member of the family and also entities connected with those oligarchs and also elites.

Specifically, we are marking God Nisanov, among the wealthiest males in Europe and also a close affiliate of numerous Russian authorities, according to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024. The Department of State is likewise marking Evgeny Novitskiy, a Russian elite with close connections to the Government of the Russian Federation.

We are likewise marking Maria Zakharova, the representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for her duty as an authorities of the Government of theRussian Federation The EU, UK, Japan, Australia, and also New Zealand have actually formerly markedMaria Zakharova The Department is marking Sergei Gorkov for his duty in the Government of the Russian Federation as the head of RosGeo.

Finally, the Department is marking Alexey Mordashov, the leader of Severgroup and also among Russia’s most affluent billionaires, in addition to his better half and also 2 grown-up youngsters.

The EU, Australia, New Zealand, and also the UK formerly markedAlexey Mordashov Four of Mordashov’s firms are likewise being marked, consisting of Severgroup, a multi-billion-dollar investment firm running in metallurgy, design, tourist, financial, innovation, media and also money; Severstal, which is amongst Russia’s leading residential steel manufacturers; Algoritm, a Russian innovation, media, and also marketing firm; and also Nord Gold, which is a gold mining firm with procedures in Russia, Africa, South America, and also North America.

Additionally, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking better activity to deteriorate the networks enabling Russia’s elites, consisting of President Putin, to anonymously utilize deluxe possessions around the world. OFAC’s activity targets close affiliate of President Putin and also money-manager, Sergei Roldugin, additional assigns entities linked to Russian elites, and also determines luxury yachts and also airplane in which Russia’s elites preserve rate of interests.

President Putin’s battle versus Ukraine is likewise an assault on the concepts of sovereignty and also territorial stability, preserved in the UNCharter Ukraine is battling valiantly to safeguard its individuals and also its freedom with unmatched help from the United States and also nations around the globe. The United States will certainly remain to sustain individuals of Ukraine while advertising liability for President Putin and also those making it possible for Russian hostility.